Folding stool or folding table and folding frame thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11478071-B2
Application number	US-202016898833-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 11, 2020
Priority date	Jun 17, 2019
Publication date	Oct 25, 2022
Grant date	Oct 25, 2022

Abstract

A folding stool or a folding table and a folding frame thereof. The folding frame includes a left frame, a right frame, and two middle support legs. A front end of an inner side of the left frame and a front end of an inner side of the right frame are provided with front hinge pieces that are hinged to each other, and a rear end of the inner side of the left frame and a rear end of the inner side of the right frame are provided with rear hinge pieces that are hinged to each other. Tops of the two middle support legs are respectively hinged with the front hinge pieces and the rear hinge pieces. Each of the two middle support legs is provided with a sliding sleeve.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A folding frame for a folding stool or folding table, comprising:
a left frame,
a right frame, and
two middle support legs, wherein:
a front end of an inner side of the left frame and a front end of an inner side of the right frame are provided with front hinge pieces,
a rear end of the inner side of the left frame and a rear end of the inner side of the right frame are provided with rear hinge pieces,
the two middle support legs are symmetrically disposed,
a top of each of the two middle support legs is respectively hinged with a corresponding one of the front hinge pieces and a corresponding one of the rear hinge pieces,
each of the two middle support legs is provided with a sliding sleeve,
two ends of the sliding sleeve are respectively connected to the left frame and the right frame by a link rod,
connection points at two ends of the link rod are rotating hinge points,
the left frame, the right frame, and the two middle support legs define an interlocked connection due to the sliding sleeve and the link rod,
when one of the left frame or the right frame is folded, the sliding sleeve moves downward to drive another of the left frame or the right frame to be synchronously folded, and
when the one of the left frame or the right frame is unfolded, the sliding sleeve moves upward to drive the another of the left frame or the right frame to be synchronously unfolded.

2. The folding frame according to claim 1 , wherein rotation points of the two middle support legs, rotation points of the front hinge pieces, and rotation points of the rear hinge pieces are collinear.

3. The folding frame according to claim 2 , wherein:
the two middle support legs are respectively disposed on inner sides of the front hinge pieces and rear hinge pieces, and
the link rods are respectively hinged with the inner side of the left frame and the inner side of the right frame.

4. The folding frame according to claim 2 , wherein a fixing rod is connected between the two middle support legs.

5. The folding frame according to claim 1 , wherein:
the two middle support legs are respectively disposed on inner sides of the front hinge pieces and rear hinge pieces, and
the link rods are respectively hinged with the inner side of the left frame and the inner side of the right frame.

6. The folding frame according to claim 1 , wherein a fixing rod is connected between the two middle support legs.

7. The folding frame according to claim 1 , wherein the left frame and the right frame are rectangular frames.

8. The folding frame according to claim 7 , wherein the left frame and the right frame are respectively provided with a crisscross reinforcing frame.

9. A folding stool or folding table, comprising:
two boards, and
a folding frame comprising:
a left frame,
a right frame, and
two middle support legs, wherein:
a front end of an inner side of the left frame and a front end of an inner side of the right frame are provided with front hinge pieces,
a rear end of the inner side of the left frame and a rear end of the inner side of the right frame are provided with rear hinge pieces,
the two middle support legs are symmetrically disposed,
a top of each of the two middle support legs is respectively hinged with a corresponding one of the front hinge pieces and a corresponding one of the rear hinge pieces,
each of the two middle support legs is provided with a sliding sleeve,
two ends of each of the sliding sleeves are respectively connected to the left frame and the right frame by a link rod,
connection points at two ends of the link rod are rotating hinge points,
the left frame and the right frame are respectively disposed on a periphery of a bottom surface of a corresponding one of the two boards,
the left frame, the right frame, and the two middle support legs define an interlocked connection,
when one of the left frame or the right frame is folded, the sliding sleeve moves downward to drive another of the left frame or the right frame to be synchronously folded, and
when the one of the left frame or the right frame is unfolded, the sliding sleeve moves upward to drive the another of the left frame or the right frame to be synchronously unfolded.

10. The folding stool or folding table according to claim 9 , wherein each of the two boards comprises an upper plastic blister board and a lower plastic blister board bonded under the upper plastic blister board.

11. The folding stool or folding table according to claim 10 , wherein a top surface of the lower plastic blister board is provided with a protruding platform to support the upper plastic blister board.

12. The folding frame according to claim 9 , wherein rotation points of the two middle support legs, rotation points of the front hinge pieces, and rotation points of the rear hinge pieces are collinear.

13. The folding frame according to claim 9 , wherein:
the two middle support legs are respectively disposed on inner sides of the front hinge pieces and rear hinge pieces, and
the link rods are respectively hinged with the inner side of the left frame and the inner side of the right frame.

14. The folding frame according to claim 9 , wherein a fixing rod is connected between the two middle support legs.

15. The folding frame according to claim 9 , wherein the left frame and the right frame are rectangular frames.

16. The folding frame according to claim 15 , wherein the left frame and the right frame are respectively provided with a crisscross reinforcing frame.

Assignees

• New Tec Integration Xiamen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Leng Luhao

Classifications

• A47B3/002 Primary

  with foldable underframe · CPC title

• A47B3/0915 Primary

  the strut having a linear sliding connection with the leg · CPC title

• A47C4/04

  Folding chairs with inflexible seats · CPC title

• A47B3/08

  with legs pivoted to top or underframe · CPC title

• A47B3/087

  with struts supporting the legs · CPC title